Gene dos ruivos e cancro da pele

http://www.nhs.uk/news/2016/07July/Pages/Secret-ginger-gene-may-increase-skin-cancer-risk-for-millions.aspx


Citando:
"Research suggests that carrying just one copy of a variant of the MC1R gene (having two copies causes red hair) increases skin cancer risk, even for people without red hair.
The variant is called an R allele, people who have two R allele variants tend to have ginger hair, pale skin, freckles and burn easily in the sun. These people are known to be at higher risk of skin cancer; both non-melanoma and melanoma."